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Raguinite Mineral Data
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General Raguinite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
TlFeS2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 324.36 gm |
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Thallium 63.01 % Tl |
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Iron 17.22 % Fe |
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Sulfur 19.77 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
TlFe2+S2 |
Environment: |
Hydrothermal deposit. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1969 |
Locality: |
Allchar, Macedonia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Eugene Raguin (1900-), French geologist. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Raguinite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 63381 |
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PDF 33-684 |
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Raguinite Image |
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Raguinite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.1877:1:0.5038 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 12.4, b = 10.44, c = 5.26, Z = 8; V = 680.94 Den(Calc)= 6.33 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.89(1), 3.35(0.6), 4.17(0.6), |
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Physical Properties of Raguinite
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Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Bronze. |
Density: |
6.4 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Habit: |
Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline. |
Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Raguinite
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RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong, with orange dominant. |
RL Color: |
Creamy grayish white perpendicular to the fibers, and rose colored parallel. |
RL Pleochroism: |
Strong, grayish white to rose. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Raguinite in Air
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∑ R1(λ) |
∑ R2(λ) |
400 nm |
23.70 |
28.00 |
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420 nm |
24.10 |
30.40 |
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440 nm |
24.50 |
32.80 |
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460 nm |
24.80 |
33.60 |
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480 nm |
25.00 |
31.80 |
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500 nm |
25.10 |
29.80 |
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520 nm |
25.20 |
30.20 |
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540 nm |
25.40 |
32.10 |
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560 nm |
25.60 |
34.30 |
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580 nm |
25.70 |
36.30 |
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600 nm |
25.80 |
38.00 |
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620 nm |
26.00 |
39.50 |
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640 nm |
26.30 |
40.70 |
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660 nm |
26.60 |
41.50 |
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680 nm |
26.90 |
42.00 |
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700 nm |
27.20 |
42.40 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Raguinite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Raguinite
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.43 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Raguinite =6.33 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0051329837 Boson Index = 0.9948670163 |
Photoelectric: |
PERaguinite =1,088.37 barns/electron U=PERaguinite x rElectron Density=5,904.68 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Raguinite is Not Radioactive |
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Raguinite Classification
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Dana Class: |
02.09.09.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.09)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
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(02.09.09)Dana Group |
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02.09.09.01 Raguinite TlFeS2 Unk Ortho |
Strunz Class: |
02.CB.60 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) |
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02.CB -With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc |
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02.CB.60 Picotpaulite TlFe2S3 C 222 2 2 2 |
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02.CB.60 Raguinite TlFeS2 Unk Ortho |
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Other Raguinite Information
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References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Raguinite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
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Raguinite
TlFeS2
Dana No: 02.09.09.01 Strunz No: 02.CB.60
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